"But the question is, how do we do it?" Black Swan asked.
Robin's solution was basically the same as the principle she had proposed earlier, waking people from within so as to break down the stable structure of the Dream of Ena.
But having a way to do it was one thing. How to actually put it into practice was another.
"This doesn't sound simple at all..." Stelle put on a cat-like grimace. "How about we just go back into the Dream of Ena?"
"People's longing for beautiful illusions is almost obsessive. This kind of mentality will make them instinctively resist... the cruel truth." Black Swan was also slightly worried.
Stelle sighed, then looked at Nero and straightened her expression. "Nero, why don't you just take out Brother Sunday!"
"Me?" Nero blinked, then shook his head. "Right now... I'm afraid that would be a little difficult."
If his true body came here, and he didn't care about the people who had sunk into the dream, he might really be able to just charge in and give it a try.
But as himself, a creation derived from the Dream of Ena, even if he could be made quite powerful by the impressions others had of his true body, he should still have a hard time breaking through the Dream of Ena.
Stelle obviously didn't know what exactly was going on with the Nero standing before her right now. But seeing that even Nero, who had never feared anything, was saying this, she once again put on her cat-like grimace.
"Oh no, we're done for! Nero can punch Destruction's Emanators, kick the Burning Star Tendency, and swallow neutron-star bombs with his mouth, and even he says that, so we're finished!"
Seeing Stelle begin preparing to roll around on the floor, the expressions on everyone's faces became somewhat strange.
Of course, that wasn't to say this was a bad thing. The fact that she could still fool around at a time like this showed that Stelle was actually quite strong, it was just...
This slightly abstract personality was making it a little... uh... difficult to get used to in such a short time.
"The problem may not lie there..." Acheron glanced at Nero and said, "Forcibly suppressing it with violence may not be impossible, but if we do that, whether the people who have sunk into the dream can survive will be unknown."
"But the problem really is difficult. Everyone in Penacony... making such a huge number of people develop the same will is probably harder than reaching the heavens." Black Swan said, "The difficulty of this plan is probably not much different from reviving a Aeon..."
"But no matter what, we can't just stand by and do nothing."
Dan Heng's voice sounded. Everyone turned around and saw Dan Heng and Boothill approaching.
"This is a crisis concerning the survival of the entire universe. How can we still have time to fuss over a lousy character count?"
"Teacher Dan Heng has learned bad habits. He's already started making cool entrances." Nero said with a laugh.
Dan Heng's eyes narrowed slightly. Looking at Nero, he sighed helplessly. "I learned it from Teacher Nero."
Nero's hair stood on end. "You really have learned bad habits!"
Black Swan spoke again. "The other two remaining members of the Astral Express should also be waking from the dream soon."
No one doubted her words. This place, filled with memoria, was practically a Memokeeper's home. Obviously, Black Swan had used some means of her own.
"This can be considered the first step of the plan," Acheron said. "With the help of the Garden of Recollection, people who are as strong as all of you will gradually awaken from the dream. In this way, their awakened free will will become a discordant note that shakes the Dream of Ena."
Dan Heng said, "But a mere few dozen people are no different from a drop in the ocean before such a vast dream. We have to find another way to awaken free wills numbering in the hundreds of thousands or millions in a short period of time."
"Indeed. If we only look for a breakthrough from within, this will be difficult. But perhaps we can seek assistance from outside and have a large number of free wills pour into Asdana all at once, destabilizing the Dream of Ena."
"Even a computer with extremely high computing power needs some time to respond when a huge amount of data suddenly floods in."
"And Sunday is a human who isn't particularly outstanding in this area, so his reaction time should be even longer. The foundation of the Dream of Ena will also be shaken because of this. Good idea." Nero said.
Normally speaking, this would be a plan that could lead to success.
But... right now, he and the two Marches were all creations derived from the Dream of Ena. This made Nero feel that things were not so simple.
In his memories, there had been memories concerning multilayered dreams.
If the Dream of Ena was also divided into layers, and this layer of the dream did not contain everyone, then the result after carrying out this plan might be completely different from what they expected.
But no matter what, they still had to give it a try. After all, he only had a guess right now, without any evidence that could prove it.
If he was simply overthinking everything, that would be for the best.
Perhaps the dream really was divided into layers, and by coincidence, not a single Knight's true body was in this layer of the dream.
But...
Why hadn't they seen a single Knight?
Was it because everyone thought the Knights of the Knights of Beauty faction hadn't come to attend the gathering, and that Argenti and the others had only appeared earlier because of the dream?
"But how do we gather a large group of people with equally strong wills in such a short time?" March asked.
"I suppose only the Alliance Summoning Jade can do that." Dan Heng said.
"...No, there's no need for that." Boothill suddenly said. "There's no need to alarm the Xianzhou Alliance."
Hearing Boothill's words, Dan Heng slowly looked at Nero. "..."
There's no need to alarm the Xianzhou Alliance?
Really?
Boothill didn't notice the subtle change in Dan Heng's expression and simply continued.
"Keep that treasure you can only use once in your life safe. Thousands upon thousands of free wills? Easy stuff. Leave it to the Galaxy Rangers."
"You can gather the Galaxy Rangers?" Dan Heng looked at Boothill.
The corner of Boothill's mouth lifted as he laughed. "Ha! Outsiders all think the Galaxy Rangers appear and disappear without a trace and have no contact with one another. If you ask me... that's true! But precisely because of that, there's an unwritten rule..."
At this point, he looked at Acheron. "Acheron, do you know what it is?"
A bullet lay quietly in Boothill's palm.
"It's the keepsake I returned to you." Acheron said.
"Right. Its owner must have told you that this thing is worthless to anyone other than the Galaxy Rangers, and only by returning it to its rightful owner can it serve its purpose."
Boothill said, "Because this is a burial item. Only heroes who have made great contributions to the Galaxy Rangers are worthy of possessing it."
"When its light appears in the universe, it means a great star has fallen, and in the direction where it falls..."
"Countless shooting stars will streak across the sky. That is the fire of the Galaxy Rangers gathering. They come from all corners of the galaxy, asking no reason and sparing no cost, simply because we uphold one common bottom line."
"The shooting stars of the Hunt will only fall on the longest night, and behind them will come the dawn."
"We have been silent for far too long. It's time to make the cowards, parasites, and oppressors of the entire universe remember the name of the Galaxy Rangers again. Let me fire the first shot."
"Then, after the dream is shaken, I'll carry out the second step of the plan." Robin said. "I will use the song of Harmony to tune the sleeping people, send the discordant notes of the Trailblaze into their hearts, and point out the way to reality."
"People may be strong or weak. If Trailblaze is the mission of heroes, then Harmony's responsibility is to support the weak with the strong, because Penacony's savior can only be the people of Penacony themselves."
"Each person's happiness and path should be created by themselves. Although I am not a Nameless, I am still willing to pass on the courage to fly into the sky to everyone who needs it."
"This includes my brother. The Dream of Ena... is too cruel for him, and for everyone."
"It sounds like a very thorough plan, but there's still some... romanticism of an idealist." Black Swan said. "Human weakness cannot be overcome overnight. Can we really make everyone turn from darkness to light?"
"But it's still better than doing nothing." Stelle said.
Acheron also spoke. "Indeed, Miss Black Swan. So the most important part of the plan is not to make everyone turn from darkness to light..."
"Rather, it is to make everyone choose to save themselves."
"To put it in simple terms, your soft words can't wake someone who's pretending to sleep. But if you want to give them a slap and make it a reality, then naturally, they'll wake up." Nero understood what Acheron meant, and with a mischievous smile, he gave his own version.
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